'Jetman' soars over Rio

Swiss aviator Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar "Jetwing" and used his body to steer as he flew over Rio de Janiero, Brazil, before landing on Copacabana Beach on May 2.

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